Cigar-case



(No Model.)

H. W. 'PITZ.

CIGAR CASE.

No. 330,733. Patented Nov. 17, 1885.

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WITNESSES:

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY W. PITZ, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CIGAR-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,733, dated November 17 1885.

Application filed February 5, 1885. Serial No. 155,020. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that I, HENRY W. PITZ, asubject of the Emperor of Germany, having resided one year last past in the United States, and made oath of intention to become a citizen thereof, a resident of the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cigar-Gases, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a leather case embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation at a right angle to Fig. 1, the case being open.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.

My invention relates to improvements in cigar-cases; and it consists of a case composed of long and short side pieces, a fixed jaw, a movable jaw, a catch, and a piece whichis secured to the movable jaw and forms a continuation of the short side piece, said piece, when opening, abutting against said short side piece, as Will be hereinafter fully described.

Referring to the drawings,A represents the body of a case, consisting of the short side a and long side a, fixed jaw 11, and movable jaw 0. To the movable jaw c is secured a section or piece of leather, B, which, it will be seen, when the case is shut forms a continuation of the side a, and the joint d, at the contiguous parts of the piece B and side a, at the sides thereof, is inclined, so that said joint is tight and close. The movable jaw c is hinged or pivoted to the fixed jaw b at 6, about halfway the depth of the case and in the line of the meeting of the jaws, so that the piece B,constitutin'g the cover for the opening,is to the outside of the said movable jaw a. Each jaw is provided with a catch, 0, which may be of any suitable construction.

It will be seen that when access to the inte-. rior of the case is desired the jaw c is separated from the jaw 1), whereby the mouth of 5 mately a right ang1e,whereby the fingers may be readily inserted in the mouth of the case. It will also be noticed that the edge of the section or piece B,when the jaw c is open, abuts against the face of. the side a of the case and limits the opening of said jaw.

When the case is filled, the outward pressure of the contents causes the inclined portion 01 of the short piece a to bear against the inclined portion d of the piece B,whereby opening of the joint between said piece B and side a is prevented.

Besides the above advantage, the jaws are constructed simple and inexpensive, and the entire device is made of few parts.

I may use leather or any other suitable material for forming the case.

I am aware that it is not new to constructa case having a pivoted movable jaw, and such I do not broadly claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isv A case formed of the long and short side pieces, a a, jaw b,fixed to piece a, a movable jaw pivoted to the fixed jaw, catches O, and a piece, B, which is secured to the movable jaw and forms a continuation of the short side piece a, said piece B, when opening, abutting against said side piece a, substantially as described.

HENRY W. PIIZ.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, A. 1?. GRANT. 

